The boy who lifts Hobeni’s spirits
Sihle Batiya's luckier than most – but the odds are stacked against kids with Down's syndrome in the Eastern Cape.
Trafficked to Turin: The Nigerian women forced into sex work abroad in Italy
Thousands of women are lured from Nigeria to Italy annually by the promise of a new life, only to find themselves trapped in the sex trade.
Pregnant? Need an abortion? Here’s where not to go
Are faith-based NGOs breaking the law when they refuse to give women information on where to terminate their pregnancies?
This slashed rates of violence by 70% in some areas. Could it work in...
In many ways, violence is like cholera, passing from person to person and treating it in similar ways is working to reduce it.
From stranded to solitude: How the short-lived relief of repatriation could be people’s tipping...
As South Africa enters level two of its national lockdown, international travel remains restricted. One of the few exceptions are repatriation flights, which require a mandatory quarantine period. But the toll of mounting stress and isolation may have long-term consequences on people’s mental health.
KZN cancer patients sent home with panados as treatment waiting lists grow
State cancer patients have nowhere to turn, even if their cancer is treatable.
PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill
This tablet can help to protect the country's young women from contracting HIV.
Football like you’ve never seen it: On the pitch with this blind soccer team
Blind football represents hope and belonging for Egypt's one million visually impaired.
Old birth rites, new ways
When bringing a new life into the world risks taking another, even old traditions have to adopt new ways.
‘I would lie and listen to my pain’: The multitasking mavericks fighting for a...
Morphine was first introduced to Uganda 30 years ago, but as the burden of cancer increases, thousands of people still lack access to even basic treatment for pain relief.
Can you turn yourself into a broccoli-loving, marathon-running genius?
We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can – if we want it enough. But is that true?
Teletubbies and friends: Inside the bizarre science behind your child’s favourite show
What makes the world’s most successful children’s TV programmes so addictive – and so strange? Linda Geddes explores the research on kids’ TV, what...
If the price is right: The anti-HIV jab could be in clinics by August...
South Africa’s medicines regulator will announce a decision on the approval of a two-monthly HIV prevention jab within days. If the shot is approved, the health department could start rolling it out on a large scale within nine months — but that depends on the injection’s price.
After Ebola: What happens when the virus fades and the NGOs — and money...
Ebola wiped out nearly 10% of Liberia’s doctors and nurses. Take a look at life for those it left behind.
Raising hope: From street child to mother
Abandoned as children, women in Harare are now teaching one another to fight for their futures.
Uncut, unwed and cast out, but a better life awaited
In rural Kenya, a group of strong-willed women is giving traumatised young runaways a second chance at life.